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SIM cards are great for consumers, as it makes it easy to switch to a new phone (or a new carrier). But it’s not ideal for embedded devices or enterprise use, where switching networks would be a massive pain. eSIM, a rewritable (but non-removable) car…

Essential Phone owners can now opt-in to receive beta builds via an OTA, versus having to sideload the firmware. For some, this is a godsend since it eliminates the somewhat difficult process of sideloading in order to test the latest (in this case Or…

Equipped with Assistant, Google Home and Google Home Mini are very useful additions to your home. If you love reading, the latest feature to come to Assistant will allow you to access audiobooks via your smart speaker.(This is a preview – click here to…

If you were around for yesterday’s activities, you’ve already seen that Android Pay has been switched over to the new Google Pay branding, along with some upgrades to both the look and function. As part of the announcement, we were told that the Googl…

The lull before MWC sure has quieted things down around here. Even the app sales have declined in number, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Today’s list in particular is… subpar. Despite that, we press onward.

A quick housekeeping note: I will not be around on Friday, so that day’s app sales list will be delayed to Saturday at the earliest.

After a smartphone is launched, the price tag begins to shrink. What can we expect for the price of the Samsung Galaxy S9? We take an educated guess based on the price history of the Galaxy S7 and S8.(This is a preview – click here to read the entire e…

Near the end of last year, Google told developers that it was working to phase out apps in the Chrome Web Store, in favor of platform-independent Progressive Web Apps. While PWAs already fully work in Chrome and Chrome OS, Google has been trying to make them look and feel more like desktop programs. Kenneth Christiansen (a contributor to Chromium) has shared some screenshots of how the work is progressing, and it looks fantastic.

Unsurprisingly, Blu has announced another new phone. The company’s latest flagship, the Vivo X ticks almost all of the buzzwords when it comes to smartphones: octa-core CPU, quad cameras, an 18:9 display, and an attractive price point.

Over half of Gen-Z respondents in the study referred to their phone as “a best friend.”

Smartphones are great. They connect us with friends and family members, allow us to capture memories through pictures and video, and can even be home to some truly excellent gaming experiences. It’s almost necessary for most people to own a phone these days, but as we all know, there’s a point where phones can become a problem.

Motorola recently partnered with Dr. Nancy Etcoff from Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry to ask a series of questions to 4,418 smartphone users in the U.S., Brazil, France, and India between the ages of 16 to 65. The goal of the study was to get a better idea as to how the average person uses and interacts with their phone, and some of the results are, honestly, pretty depressing.

33% of respondents said they’d rather spend time on their phone than spend face-to-face time with friends53% of Generation Z respondents consid…

The encrypted messaging app Signal has become quite popular with millions of downloads on iOS and Android, and its underlying technology has been integrated with the chat platforms used by billions of people. Signal has done all this with only a handf…